Qualcomm Snapdragon Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Automotive Audio

Vulnerability

A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in various chipsets of Qualcomm Snapdragon products, specifically within the automotive audio domain. This vulnerability leads to memory corruption by allowing simultaneous handling of different IOCTL calls from user space, creating the potential for unauthorized access or manipulation of memory.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes memory corruption, which can lead to arbitrary code execution or other unintended behavior by manipulating the program's memory management.

Remediation

Qualcomm has released patches for this vulnerability. Instructions for applying the patch can be found in the Qualcomm March 2026 Security Bulletin.

Added: Mar 2, 2026, 6:05 PM
Updated: Mar 2, 2026, 9:42 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
7.8
impact
1.3
exploitability
2.9
remediation
7.7
relevance
3.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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